The Slidell Police Department will lead a funeral procession through the city as it honors a fallen member of its ranks. Officer Jason Seals will be laid to rest Wednesday (Nov. 21), with more than 100 motorcycles and 100 police units taking part in an hour-long drive from the funeral service at Northshore Harbor Center to Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Seals died Saturday following a Sept. 28 accident when he was escorting a funeral procession on U.S. 190 in Slidell. A vehicle unexpectedly pulled in front of Seals, who was ejected from his police motorcycle when he struck the vehicle. He was brought to University Medical Center in New Orleans and stabilized but eventually succumbed to his injuries.

Seals is survived by his wife and three children.

“Jason was a model officer who was beloved by his family, his fellow officers and the citizens of our community," Slidell Police Chief Randy Fandal said.

Seals’ funeral procession will begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. after services at Northshore Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd. The Slidell Police Department said citizens are welcomed to follow behind the police units in the procession, but they are also encouraged to line up along the route. Space at the cemetery will be limited.

Continue along Fremaux Avenue to Front Street. Turn right on Front Street.

Continue along Front Street to Gause Boulevard. Turn left on Gause Boulevard.

Continue along Gause Boulevard until reaching Forest Lawn Cemetery

The route for the funeral procession of Slidell Police Officer Jason Seals.

Slidell Police advise the public that roadways will be shut down for up to an hour. Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and take alternate routes as needed. Funeral etiquette calls for vehicles not in the process to pull over to the side of the road yield right of way to the participants, according to police.

St. Tammany Fire District 1 will be participating in the funeral procession. Other fire departments are asked to line up their trucks along the procession route, with Slidell Police suggesting the center turn lane on Pontchartrain Drive or along Front Street.

There will be a designated area for law enforcement vehicles at the Northshore Harbor Center ahead of the funeral service.

Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral service at noon.